Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of solitary bees, typical of the family Andrenidæ (which see).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a bee that is a a member of the genus Andrena..
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena
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Ophrys lutea clearly displaying it's mimicry of a bee abdomen on it's extended lebellum, drawing unsuspecting andrena bees to fertilise a flower, not a fellow bee.
Notes from Spain: Travel, Living in Spain, Podcasts, Forum and Photos Simon Beckmann 2009
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